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Saturday, December 30, 2006

Urgent Prayers for Dr. D. James Kennedy

The Reverend Doctor D. James Kennedy, Senior Minister of the 10,000-member Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has suffered a massive heart attack and is on life support at a local hospital. Dr. Kennedy was at home at the time. His wife gave him CPR until paramedics arrived.

Many urgent prayers are in order for Dr. Kennedy. He is one of the most powerful voices for Protestant Christianity in the world today.

As a young man Kennedy had been a dance instructor for Arthur Murray's School of Dance. Upon his conversion to Christianity and call to the ministry, and his subsequent education, he went to the small, struggling Coral Ridge Church which at the time had only 17 members.

Dr. Kennedy elicited the help of the lay persons to embark upon a massive, personal, one-on-one campaign to expand the church by leading persons to faith in Christ. The result was a massive explosion of growth. Within five short years the Church had reached the milestone of 3000 members. That was in 1973.

Continued growth and expansion resulted in the powerful 'Coral Ridge Ministries,' which is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale. The 'Coral Ridge Hour,' a weekly telecast of the church's worship service, is carried by more stations than any other religiously oriented television program.

Dr. Kennedy has also been a powerful spokesman for American liberty, believing that freedom of speech and religion are central to the health of any Constitutional Republic. Presidents, Senators, and Congressmen have sought his advice.

Listening to a Kennedy sermon is an unusual experience of both intellectual stimulation and emotional involvement. His speaking style is deliberative and eloquent, but never shrill or vitriolic. As a true Christian scholar, his sermons are always well-prepared, well-documented, and based upon a strict adherence to both human logic and scriptural integrity.

Let us all remember this great man in our prayers. At 75 years of age, Dr. Kennedy still has an important voice of wisdom in modern American life.

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